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2 Sheets-$h6et 1. J. BAILEY.

DRILLING MACHINE.

Patented July 12, 1887.

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DRILLING MACHINE.

No. 366,866. Patented Jul 12, 1887.

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JOI-Ih. BAILEY, OF OARPENIERSVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ILLINOISIRON AND BOLT COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE.

:"JPECIFICA'I'ION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,366, dated July12, 1887.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Join: BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at Oarpen= tersville, in the county of Kane and State ofIllinois, haveinvented ace'rtain new and useful Improvement in Drills,which is fully set forth in the following specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevationof a drill embodying my invention; Fig. 2, asectionalview of the same,taken on the line a: m of Fig. 1; Fig. 8, a plan section taken on theline y y of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a detail plan section taken on the line .2zof Fig. 1; Fig. 5,a detail plan view taken on the line a a ofFig. 1;Fig. 6, a detail sectional view taken on the line 1; o of Fig. 5; Fig.7, a detail sectional view taken on the line w of Fig. 3; Fig. 8, adetail elevation of the construction, shown in Fig. 7; Fig. 9, anelevation of the'drill and its work-holding table, a modified form ofdrill mechanism being shown; Fig. 10, a plan section taken on the'line 1lot Fig. 9; Fig. 11, a similarplan section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig.9; Fig. 12, a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 10; Fig. 13,a sectional view taken on the line t 4 of Fig. 9; Fig. Li, a detail viewof a portion of Fig. 13, enlarged; and Fig. 15, a detail view ofaportion of Fig. 11, enlarged.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the figures ofthe drawings.

My invention relates to drills, and has for its object to produce animproved mechanism for operating the drill proper or drill-tool, andalso an improved table for holding the work to be operated upon; and itconsists in certain novel features, which Iwill now proceed to describe,and will then particularly point outin the claims.

In the drawings, A represents the supporting head or frame for thedrill-operating mechanism,which is shown in the present instance assecured to a suitable base-board, A. The supporting-frame A is providedwith an upper bearing, a, anda lower bearing, a, in the former of whichis mounted arevoluble sleeve, 13, provided with a collar, I), above thesaid bearing and with a bevel-gear, 13, below the same, whereby anylongitudinal motion of the sleeve in the bearing is prevented. A balancewheel, B", of considerable weight, is attached to the projectingextremity of the sleeve B above the collar I), as shown.

0 indicates the drill-spindle, which is connected to the sleeve 13,within which it is arranged, by means of a spline-and groove connection,so that while it is capable of sliding longitudinally within the sleeveit is compelled to rotate with the same. This connec- 5 tion is shown inthe present instance as efi'ected by forming a groove in both thespindle and the sleeve, in which groove a spline or feather,

b, fits, having its extremities bent at right angles'and seated innotches at the extremities 6 of the sleeve B to hold it in position.

A short axis, (1, isscrewed into or otherwise secured to one side of thebearing a, and upon this is mounted a pinion, D, provided at its innerend with a bevelgear, d, to mesh with 0 the gear B on the lower end ofthe sleeve 13. The cylindrical body of the pinion D is provided with aseries of gear-teeth, (P, of considerable length, with which gear teetha pinion,

D, mounted on a fixed axis, (1, attached to 7 5 the frame A, meshes. Thepinion D is not mounted directly upon the axis (1, but is secured to asleeve, B mounted loosely on said axis and capable of being slid thereonendwise, said sleeve being provided at its outer end so with a largepinion, D, about twice the dianr eter of the small pinion D. This pinionhas pivoted upon it a catch, D; and the axis (1 is provided at its outerend with two circumferential grooves, d (1 arranged at a distance apartabout equal to the thickness of one of the pinions D or D. The catch Dmay be engaged with either one of these grooves, as desired, for thepurposes hereinafter stated. This construction is shown moreparticularly 0 in Figs. 7 and S of the drawings.

E represents the. driving-shaft, which is shown in the present instanceas operated by means of a suitable crank-handle, e, secured thercon,t-hesaid driving-shaft being provided, 9 5 near its outer end,with a smallpinion, E, and near its inner end with a large pinion, E so arrangedthat the pinion D may be caused to mesh with the pinion E as shown; orby sliding the sleeve D outward upon the axis (1, too

the pinionD may be caused to mesh with the pinion E. Owing to the lengthof the gearteeth cl on the pinion D, the pinion D" will mesh with thesaid pinion D in either of its positions, so that when the crank-handlee is turned the drill spindle will be rotated through the train ofgearing just described, in an obvious manner.

In order to feed the drill to its work, I have devised the followingmechanism: I

F indicates a sleeve mounted in the lower bearing, a, of the frame A,surrounding the drill-spindle G, and held in position upon the same bymeans of one or more nuts,c, mounted upon a suitable thread on thespindle at the upper end of the said sleeve, these nuts serving, whenscrewed up, to force the sleeve F downward against the enlarged head 0'at the lower end of the drill-spindle, so as to cause the drill spindleto move longitudinally with the sleeve. The sleeve F is prevented fromrotating by means of a rack, f, formed upon one of its sides andextending outward through a suitable slot in the bearing a, as shownmore particularly inFig. 4 of the drawings.

G indicates an endless screw or worm,which meshes with the rack f on thesleeve F, the

said screw being mounted on a short fixed shaft, 9, in the frame A, asshown. The endless screw G is provided at its lower end with abevel-pinion, g, with which meshes a similar bevel-pinion, h, attachedto the inner end of a shaft, H, mounted in a suitable sleevebearing, I,in the frame A, and having on its outer extremity a wheel, H, by meansof which said shalt may be rotated.

In case the machine is desired to be used without an automatic feed, thewheel H will be an ordinary hand-wheel5 but I have also provided anautomaticfeed, in which case the wheel H is a ratchet-wheel, as well asa handwheel, being provided on its rear side with a series ofratchet-teeth, h.

J indicates a vibrating lever, pivoted upon v the sleeve I in the'rear'of the ratchet-wheel H, and provided at one .end with a pawl, j,

pivoted to it, as shown, and held in engagement with the ratchet-teeth hby gravity. To the other end of the vibrating lever J is attached thelower end of a pitman, K, the upper end of which embraces an eccentric,K, attached to the pinion D and mounted on the axis d. The connectionbetween the pitman' K and lever J is shown more particularly in Figs. 5and 6 of the drawings, and consists of a yoke, J mounted on the end ofthe lever J and provided with a screw, J, which passes through asuitably-threaded aperture in the bottom j of the said yoke, so that thesaid screw may be projected into the interior of the yoke to a greateror less extent, as desired. The lower extremity of the pitman K is forked, as shown at It, to embrace the yoke J, and is provided with atransverse pin, 7c, arranged within the said yoke to connect it to thesame.

Between the enlarged head 0 of the drillspindle and the lower end of thesleeve F is said standard passes.

arranged an oil-cup, 0 This oil-cup is preferabl y constructed of brassor some other antifriction metal, and is secured to the spindle by meansof a pin, c, 0r in any other suitable manner. Its upper surface bearsagainst the lower end of the sleeve F, near the outer edge of which itis provided with an oil-groove, 0 the body of the cup being extendedupward outside of the sleeve, forming a flange, 0 surrounding the lowerprojecting portion of the same. The oil-cup 0 being constructed ofbrass, as described, forms not only an oil-cup for lubricating thebearing at the lower end of the spindle, .but also forms theanti-friction surface of the bearing itself. An oiling aperture, G", atthe top of the sleeve F, permits the application of a lubricant in sucha manner as to lubricate the drill-spindle within the said sleeve, andthe oil, after it passes-downward between these two parts; willlubricate the bearing between the oil-cup C and the lower end of thesleeve F, and, passing thence out into the groovec, will maintain aconstant supply of lubricating material for this bear ing. The flange cprevents the oil from being thrown out of the groove by centrifugalforce during the operating ofthe drill.

In Figs. 9 to 15 of the drawings I have shown my improved drillmechanism in connection with the work'holding table which I havedevised. The external feeding mechanism is shown in a somewhat modifiedform in Fig. 9 of the drawings, being arranged on the side and differingsdmewhat in slight details, but being identical in its main features,and therefore, needing no extended description. The work-holding tableis mounted upon a cylindrical standard, L, secured to or formed in onepiece with the supporting-frame A, and

extending vertically downward from the same. Upon this standard ismounted a cylindrical arm, M, arranged horizontally at right angles tothe standard L, and provided at its rear end with a vertical sleeve, M,through whichthe The said arm can thus be rotated around the saidstandard, so as to project radially therefrom at any desired angle, andmay also be moved vertically thereon to any desired height, it beingprovided with a clamping device for securing it in position afteradjustment. The clamping device which I prefer for this purpos'e, andwhich I have devised, consists of a clampingblock, m, mounted in asuitable recess opening into the interior of the sleeve M, the saidclampingblock having its outer surface shaped to conform to the surfaceof the standard L, while its opposite surface is provided with a grooveshaped to correspond with the conical surface a of a screw, N, whichpasses through the arm at the rear of the block, as shown moreparticularly in Figs. 11, 12, and 15 of the draw extending from theextremity in the arm toward the standard, as shown, for the purposeshereinafter stated.

The cylindrical arm is adapted to receive the work-holding table 0, thesaid table being provided with a plane surface having T-shaped groovescrossing it at right angles, as shown, to receive the clampingbolts, bymeans of which the work may be secured thereon in the usual manner. Onits under side this table is provided with a cylindrical sleeve, 0",which fits upon the cylindrical arm M, as shown, so that the said tablemay be adjusted radially upon the said arm into any desired position, itbeing provided with a clamping device for securing itaftcr adjustment.The table may also be moved in and out upon the said arm in an obviousmanner. The clamping device which I prefer, and which I have devised forthe purposes of securing this table upon the arm, consists of aclamping-block, P, mounted in a suitable recess in the under side of thesleeve 0, and retained in position therein by means of pins or screws 0,the extremities of which project into slots or recesses p in the ends ofthe block P, to permit thelatter to move in the recess and to pret entit from dropping entirely out of the same when the table is removed fromthe arm. A screw, Q, passing up through a threaded aperture in thesleeve 0, bears against the under side of the clamping-block P andserves to force the same against the arm M, with the curved surface ofwhich its upper surface conforms. The screw Q, is provided with apivoted handle, q, by means of which it may be operated.

I will now proceed to describe the operation of my improved drill. Thework to be operated upon is first secured upon the table 0. The table isclamped in proper position upon the arm M by means of the screw Q, whichforces the block P against the arm,and the arm is adjusted to thedesired height upon an angle with the standard L, and secured thereon bymeans of the screw N, the conical portion a of which operates upon theblock in to force the same against the standard and secure the whole, inan obvious manner. With work of certain kinds the table 0 is dispensedwith. being removed entirely from the arm M. For instance, when it isdesired to drill the tire of a wheel, the table being removed, the wheelis placed upon the said arm, the folly resting upon the surface of thearm, while the spoke extends down through the slots at in the arm. Itwill thus be seen that the arm permits the wheel to be adjusted thereon,so as to be in proper position for drilling.

The cylindrical form of the arm M prevents its marring the fellies ofthe wheel while being drilled, while at the same time it forms an arm toreceive the table, when this latter is used, around which the said tablemay be radially as well as longitudinally adjusted.

The work being properly arranged upon the table, the drilling mechanismis next caused to operate. In the present instance the drill is shown asconstructed for operation by manual power, through the medium of thecrankarm E; but it may of course be adapted for use in conjunction withanysuitable motor, by connecting the motor to the shaft E. When theparts are in the position shown in the several figures of the drawings,the drill will be revolved at a high speed, the power being transmittedfrom the shaft E, through the large pinion E thereon, to the smallpinion D on the sleeve D", and thence through pinion D and bevel-pinionB on sleeve B to the drill-spindle O, to revolve the same. In case aslow revolution of the drill is desired, the catch D is raised, and thesleeve D with its pinion D and D, moved outward on the axis (1, untilthe pinion D thereon meshes with the pinion E on the shaft E. The partsare locked in this position by causing the catch D to engage with thegroove d, and the power will now be transmitted from the shaft E,through the small pinion E thereon, to the large piir ion D" on thesleeve D", and thence through the pinions D and D, as before. It isobvious that the drill may then be caused to rotate at a fast or slowspeed, as desired.

In case it is desired to feed the drill by hand, the pawlj may be thrownback out ofengagement with the ratchet-teeth h on the wheel H, and thelatter operated by the handle attached thereto, when the pinion h on theshaft II, meshing with the pinion g' on the worm G,

will cause this latter to revolve,and,by reason of its engagement withthe rackf on the sleeve I force the same downward, thus feeding thedrill to the work. In case the automatic feed is to be used. the pawl jis thrown into engagement with the ratchet-teeth h, when thereciprocatiou of the pitman K, through the medium of the cam K, willvibrate the lever J, and will cause an intermittent rotary move ment ofthe ratchet-wheel H, which will be transmitted to the drill-spindle,through the mechanism described. This motion of the feed may beregulated independently of the speed of rotation of the drill, by meansof the screw J, in the following manner: If thescrew J be projected upinto the interior of theyoke J until the pin it is held between theupper end of the yoke and the end of the screw witlr out anylongitudinal play within the yoke, it is obvious that the full motion ofthe pitman K will be imparted to the vibrating lever,and a maximum feedwill be thus obtained. This feed may be decreased by lowering the screwJ, so as to allow the pin 7; a greater-or less play within the yoke,since it is obvious that the more play the pin has within the yoke thesmaller will be the movement imparted to the vibrating lever J, and thefeed will be correspondingly diminished nut-i1, when the screw J is inits lowest position, the minimum feed will be obtained.

The horizontal balancewheel B located, as it is, upon the upperextremity of the sleeve B, runs upon a vertical bearing and causes themachine to move steadily and easily, withoutside friction. Moreover, itwill be seen that, since the sleeve B, upon which the said balance-wheelB is located, has its bearing in the main frame independent of the drillspindle, the said spindle is relieved of all the weight and friction ofthe balance-wheel, leaving the vertical movement of the said spindleunimpeded by the weight of the balance-wheel.

.It is obvious that various modifications in the details of constructionand arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from theprinciple of my invention, and I therefore do not wish to be understoodas limiting myself strictly to the precise details of constructionhereinbefore described and shown in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a drill, the combination, with the drillspindle and the sleevesplined thereon and provided with a bevel-gealy of au. elongated pinionprovided with a bevel-gear to mesh therewith, the driving-shaft providedwith a large and a small pinion, and an intermediate shaft provided witha sleeve having a small and a large pinion, one of which meshesconstantly with the elongated pinion, said sleeve being adjustable onits shaft, wherebyitssmall pinion may be caused to mesh with the largepinion of the driving-shaft or its large pinion to mesh with the smallpinion of the drivingshaft, substantially as and for the purposesspecified.

2. In a drill, the combination, with the drillspindle C and sleeve 13splined thereon and having bevel-gear B, of the pinion D, havingbevel-gear d and gear-teeth d driving-shaft E, having small pinion E andlarge pinion E", and the sleeve D, mounted loosely on a fixed axis andhaving small pinion D, meshing with the gear-teeth d, and large pinion Dsubstantially-as and-for the purposes specified.

3. In a drill, the combination, with the pinion D and driving-shaft E,having pinions E E, of the fixed axis d", having grooves d (1 and thesleeve D", mounted thereon, and hav- "ing pinions D and D, the latterprovided with a catch, D, to engage with the grooves, substantially asand for the purposes specified.

4. In a drill, the combination, with the drill-spindle O, of thenou-revoluble sleeve F,

secured thereon and provided with rack f, the endless screw or worm G,meshing with said rack and provided with a bevel-pinion, g, and theshaftH, provided with a bevel-pinion, h, to mesh with said pinion, andhaving a wheel, H, to operate said shaft, substantiallyas and for thepurposes specified.

5. In a drill, the combination, with the drills pindl'e (l, sleeve F,having rack f, worm G, meshing with said rack, and having bevel-pinion9, and the shaft H, having bevel-pinion h and ratchet-wheel H, of thevibrating lever J, having pawl j .at one end and thepitman K connectedtothe other end of said lever, and operated by a suitable eccentric inthe driving-train, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

6. In a drill, the combination, with the shaft H, which operates thefeeding mechanism, and the ratchet-wheel H, secured thereon, of thevibratinglever J, havingpawlj,and yoke J, provided with adjusting-screwJ extending up into the same, and the pitman K, having forked lower end,is, with pin passing through said yoke, substantially as and for thepurposes specified.

7. In a drill, the combination, withthe drillspindleand thenon-revoluble feeding-sleeve secured thereon, of an oilcup secured onthe spindle between its head and the lower end of the sleeve andprovided with an oil-groove and an upwardly-extending peripheral flange,substantially as and for the purposes specified.

.8. In a drill, the combination, with the sleeve F, of the drill-spindle0, having one or more nuts, 0, upon its threaded portion above saidsleeve, and having an enlarged'head, 0, below said sleeve, and anoil-cup, 0 constructed of brass or other anti-friction material andarranged between said head and they lower end of the sleeve, thusforming a hearing therefor, substantially as and for the purposesspecified.

9. The combination, with the cylindrical arm M, of the table 0, havingsleeve 0 fitting upon said arm, and a clamping device to secure saidtable upon the arm, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

10. The combination, with the cylindrical arm M, of the table 0, havingsleeve 0, the clampingblock P, slotted at p to receive the retainingpins or screws 0, and the adj ustingscrew Q, bearing against the rearofsaid clam ping-block, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

11. The combinationfwith the cylindrical. standard L, of the arm M,having sleeve M, the clamping-block m,arranged to slide in a recess insaid arn1,and the adjusting-screw N, having conical portion at, bearingagainst the rear of the clamping-block, substantially as and for thepurposes specified.

12. In a drill, the combination, with the cylindrical standard, of thecylindrical arm radially and vertically adjustable upon the saidstandard and the work-holding table radially and longitudinallyadjustable upon the said arm, substantially as and for the pur posesspecified.

' 1 JOHN BAILEY. Witnesses:

JOHN F. FI RKE, O. E. GRIFFITH.

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